Lining for fish-cans



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L. LENGLET. Lling for Fish Cans.

No. 232,517. Patentedjsept. 2 1, Isso'.

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LOUIS LENGLET, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

LINING FOR FISH-CANS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 232,517, dated September 21, 1880.

Application iiled May 21, 1880.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Beit known that I, Louis LENGLET, of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Linings for Gans to Preserve Shrimps and other Fish, of which the following is a specification.

The objects of my invention are to prevent the direct contact of the iish with the metal and solder of the can, and specially to provide the can with a lining the nature of which shall in no Wise be injurious to the wholesomcness oi'` the ish known as lobsters, shri|nps, clams, Ste.

My invention can therefore be stated to con- .sist in providing metal cans to contain shrimps and the like sh with corn-husk lining covering the inner surface of the canthat is to say, its annular sides and top and bottomas will now more fully appear.

My improved lining is placed in the metal box illustrated in the accompan ying drawings, in which- Figure l is both a section and side elevation of a metal can which I prefer to use, and in which my lining is shown applied and ready for use. Fig. 2 is a plan section of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail section, showing the joint otithe box projecting outside the cover, also showing part of the lining inside of the box.

I apply and usemy lining in metal cans preferably of the construction shown in the tigures, and here briefly described as follows:

A is the annular body; B, the bottom; G, the cover. The lower and upper annular edges of the body A, bottom B, and cover O liange in the opposite directions, (shown by the letters b b c c,) and the V-channel existing between the said Ilanges is closed by solder, as plainly shown in Figs. l and 3. Such is the box or can which I prefer to employ, because the metal, where the joint of' the bottom and cover is made to the body, does not project inside, also because the solder is on the outside; hence the contents are prevented from injury arising from .theoxidatioi ot' the metal, and Which, as is Well known, takes place when the iish are packed in cans having their cut edges of metal and solder joined on inside part ofthe can.

My improved lining, Which I provide inside the can, consists of the material known as corn-husks,77 'and is applied as follows: I se- (No model.)

lect of the husks those blades that are the longest and broadest, cut the edges so that the blade or leaf shall be of the proper size to t the en tire depth of the can from inside the cover to inside surface at bottom of the can. This done, the husk-leaf` is placed inside the box or can and spread to be a cylindrical lining, e, with its loose edges simply overlapping each other, as shown in Figs. l and 2. Two or more of the husk-leaves can be employed to duplicate the cylinder-lining e and add thickness to same, it' desired. The opposite open ends of the husk lining c, I close by disks e' c2, made by cutting the like material into the disk shape of proper size to make the respective false cover and bottom, as shown more clearly in Figs. l and 2.

As apparent., the husk bottom e and the cylindrical -shaped lining e are irst placed in the can (the latter lining tted to occupy the annular space contiguous to that of the body of the can, the former lining simply laid at the bottom) before the ish are packed in the can. When the iish are stored in the can the upper disk-lining, e2, is placed on top oi' the fish, and, lastly, the metal cover is close the can.

I lay no claim to the metal can here shown and described.

I am also aware that cans have been provided with a Wood lining; nor do I claim such.

The lining here employed,consisting of cornhusks, has the advantages of requiring no preliminary preparation to destroy or neutralize with acids any peculiar smell or ess-ence of the material. the corn-husk is exempt from any odor that can affect the taste or Wholesomeness of the fish; also, that as a lining it keeps its natural and strong texture, is not expensive, is sufficiently thin as a layer, ilexible, and as a material naturally adapted for the purposes to line cans. Y

What I claim is- In a metallic can for Shrimps and the like sh, a lining consisting of corn-husks covering the inside annular body ofthe can, also its top and bottom, as and for the purposes set forth.

LOUIS LENGLET.

Witnesses:

JEAN LoUIs PELE, EUGENE RABAssE.

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